CAL International Academic Visitors

Title
Name

First

Last
Preferred pronoun
Email
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

Enter your date of birth in the format dd/mm/yyyy
Nationality
Speciality
Start date of visit
End date of visit
Current status

In UK Immigration Rules to be considered an “Academic”, you must have completed a PhD.
*In the UK Immigration Rules an “Academic” is someone who is highly qualified within their own field of expertise and currently employed in that field at an academic institution or institution of higher education overseas.

If you chose 'Academic' or 'Employee of Company':
A description of the section goes here.
Job title
Employer:

University, Institution of Higher Education, or company
Location/Country
Letter from employer
Copy of CV

If you chose 'student':
Student: Current Higher Education Institution (HEI)
Degree level
The name of the degree programme
Country
Are you currently registered as a student at an HEI outside of the UK/EU?
Letter from Higher Education institution

(Students only)

If you chose 'other':
Other: Please provide more details

Purpose of visit:
Personal Research is that which is conducted individually, not as part of a project, fellowship or programme. The visitor must be an academic and they must be on sabbatical/leave from their home institution. Collaborative Research is that which is conducted as part of a project, fellowship or programme. It refers to collaboration between institutions, not necessarily between individuals (although in some cases a single individual may represent an institution).
Purpose

*** Personal Research is that which is conducted individually, not as part of a project, fellowship or programme. The visitor must be an academic and they must be on sabbatical/leave from their home institution. ***Collaborative Research is that which is conducted as part of a project, fellowship or programme. It refers to collaboration between institutions, not necessarily between individuals (although in some cases a single individual may represent an institution).
Name of person who invited you
Please specify if selection above is 'Other' :
If 'Conference/Seminar/Workshop' please provide the name and date of the conference
Research
If you have selected 'Research' as the purpose of your visit, please provide additional details by ticking 'Yes' or 'No'.
If a student: Is the research relevant to your course overseas?
YesNo
If a student: Will your research form part of qualifications you will obtain overseas?
YesNo
If a student: Please provide a short description of your research:
If an Academic: For the purposes of UK Immigration Rules, an “Academic” is someone who is highly qualified within their own field of expertise and currently working in that field at an academic institution or Higher Education Institution overseas
If an academic: Is the research part of a skill development/knowledge transfer?
YesNo
If an academic: Is the research for your own purposes?
YesNo
If an academic: Is the research part of a work training/work experience/secondment?
YesNo
If an academic:Is the research part of a formal collaborative project that is being led from the UK or hosted by UoB; sponsored by an external organisation, higher education institution or government?*
YesNo
*Please provide a short description of the formal project or collaboration. Please indicate any activities you intend to undertake:
Funding
Will you receive payment other than expenses for your visit at the University of Birmingham?
YesNo
If so, how much?
Who is funding your visit?

Non-Visa Nationals:
If you are a citizen or national from a non-visa national country you will not require a visa to enable you to fly to the UK. However, once you arrive at the airport and go through Border Control you will still require permission to enter the UK, which is usually given in the form of a stamp in your passport.
Visa Nationals:
If you are a citizen of a visa-national country then you will require a visa before flying to the UK. This is usually given in the form of a vignette in your passport before you travel.
To help us keep an accurate record of your visit, please confirm - Are you from the European Economic Area?
YesNo
Please select which status is applicable
Please attach evidence

Non European Economic Area citizens/nationals
The Visa Assessment Form will not be processed until all of the relevant information has been provided by the visitor. Please complete the sections below:
To avoid the risk of visa/entry refusal, the University of Birmingham will take account of previous refusals. We reserve the right to request additional information. Personal information will be held and processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) which came into force on the 25 May 2018, supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 and relevant United Kingdom legislation. The privacy statements https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/privacy/index.aspx available here
Do you currently hold a valid UK visa?
YesNo
Please attach evidence of a UK Visa
Have you ever been refused a UK Visa (this includes inside and outside the UK, including at a UK Port of Entry)?
YesNo
If yes, please provide details

We may want to follow up with you for an important global survey of academic and employer opinion following this event. If you are happy with this, please tick YES to give your permission to us to record and pass on your contact details to the QS as part of the QS University World Rankings survey.
YesNo
Please submit the form.

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